Study on seed germination testing standardization of Codonopsis tangshen / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the influence of different factors (temperature, light and germinating beds) on seed germination of Codonopsis tangshen.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The general germination method was applied.</p><p><b>RESULT AND CONCLUSION</b>The optimum seed germination conditions of C. tangshen were as follows: temperature 25 degrees C, light, germinating-beds top of paper (TP) or between of paper (BP). The first seedling--counting time was the 10th day after beginning the test; the final time was the 18th day. The test also showed that gibberellin notably increased the seed germination rate of C. tangshen.</p>